Akin to the nectar of the Gods is the Camellia Sinensia which is a bush that
gives fragrant amber ambrosia- a refresher and stimulizer. In other words, TEA.
Commercial Plantations came into existence in the Nilgiris around 1853, though
tea plants were thriving in Tamilnadu earlier to this.
South Indian Tea has gained recognition far and wide. India is the fifth largest
tea producing belt in the world after China. In 1991, South India exported 50
million kg. To over 30 countries.
The major tea growing areas in the south are the Nilgiris and the Anamalais
High Ranges, Peermedu- Vandiperiyar belt and wynad in Kerala and a few in Karnataka.
The annual Tea and Tourism Festival is celebrated in the Nilgiris jointly by
the Department of Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu and Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India in January/ February. Cultural Programmes, visits to Tea
Estates and factories, fun and folic etc., mark the celebrations. Come to the
Nilgris, during this festival, when tea lovers from all over the world converge.
An occasion not be missed!
